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This, the first edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare, is commonly known as the First Folio. Printed in London and issued in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, the First Folio contains 36 plays, 18 of which had never before appeared in print, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and Julius Caesar. Before the First Folio, a number of Shakespeare's plays had been published in various smaller formats that frequently contained significant textual divergences between editions.
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Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies
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Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies
description
This, the first edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare, is commonly known as the First Folio. Printed in London and issued in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, the First Folio contains 36 plays, 18 of which had never before appeared in print, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and Julius Caesar. Before the First Folio, a number of Shakespeare's plays had been published in various smaller formats that frequently contained significant textual divergences between editions.
date
["1623"]
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1623
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No known copyright restrictions.
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no restrictions
language
English
creators
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Heminge, John, approximately 1556-1630
Condell, Henry, -1627
Blount, Edward, active 1588-1632
Smethwicke, John, -1641
Aspley, William, -1640
Jaggard, William, 1569-1623
Jaggard, Isaac, -1627
Droeshout, Martin, 1601-
Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?
Holland, Hugh, -1633
Rodd, Thomas, 1796-1849
Lewis, Charles, 1786-1836
Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869
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Boston Public Library
collections
The Thomas Pennant Barton Shakespeare Collection
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England
Europe
London
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Books
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Morocco bindings
Gold tooled bindings
Signed bindings
Gilt edges
Armorial bookplates
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England
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London
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[18], 303, [1], 46, 49-100, [2], 69-232, [2], 79-80, [26], 98, [2], 109-156, 257-399 p. : 1 port. ; 35 cm (fol.)
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This, the first edition of the collected plays of William Shakespeare, is commonly known as the First Folio. Printed in London and issued in 1623 by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, the First Folio contains 36 plays, 18 of which had never before appeared in print, including Macbeth, The Tempest, and Julius Caesar. Before the First Folio, a number of Shakespeare's plays had been published in various smaller formats that frequently contained significant textual divergences between editions.
The front matter contains commendatory verses and epistles dedicatory from contemporaries and admirers of Shakespeare, including Ben Jonson, James Mabbe, and Leonard Digges.
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Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount
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London
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